shorthair
shorthair
Definition
short·hair (s̸hôrt′her′)
noun
any member of either of two breeds of short-haired domestic cat: the American shorthair has a slightly oblong head and a tapering tail; the British shorthair has a round head and a shorter, thick tail
shorthair
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- white: A lovely pure white british shorthair ( you can imagine the mess ).
- Oriental: The Oriental Longhair is the longhaired version of the Oriental Shorthair just as the Balinese is the longhaired version of the Siamese.
- exotic: Ailments The Exotic Shorthair is, like must hybrid breeds, a robust healthy cat and has no specific health problems.
Modifies a noun
- cat: The Sphynx cats that we have today descend from a couple of domestic shorthair farm cats that produced a hairless kitten.
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